❔ Synchronise an object across two threads?
Hello. I have an object that I use to wait listen for a message from a TcpConnection. However, while it is waiting, the connection could get lost. So I have a field for that called _connectionLost and I have an event that sets this field to false.
The problem is that this event is fired from a different thread than the one that does the actual waiting. So when this field is changed, the other thread doesn't recognize that the value changed, so it will continue waiting for a message, even though it's pointless.
When I look at it using a debugger, it still says _connectionLost is false. I have verified that the event gets properly fired and the field actually gets set. It's just that the other thread doesn't see that this change happened.
What can I do to make sure the other thread sees the change?
I tried locks, tokens and the volatile keyword. None seem to do anything.
The problem is that this event is fired from a different thread than the one that does the actual waiting. So when this field is changed, the other thread doesn't recognize that the value changed, so it will continue waiting for a message, even though it's pointless.
When I look at it using a debugger, it still says _connectionLost is false. I have verified that the event gets properly fired and the field actually gets set. It's just that the other thread doesn't see that this change happened.
What can I do to make sure the other thread sees the change?
I tried locks, tokens and the volatile keyword. None seem to do anything.
